OECD members vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

OECD members
3.4%
in 2019
Paraguay
15.0%
in 2012
OECD members rank
38th
Paraguay rank
35th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • OECD members
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 15.0% against 3.4% in OECD members, a difference of 11.6%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 4.4 times OECD members's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 9.4% 23.4% 14.0% Paraguay
2000s 4.5% 14.4% 9.9% Paraguay
2010s 3.3% 14.0% 10.7% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, OECD members or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 15.0% against 3.4% in OECD members as of 2012.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between OECD members and Paraguay?
11.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Paraguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
How do OECD members and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
OECD members ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.